Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] for [adj] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | And erm then after erm I had done my training as nun , I did teacher training , and I taught for twenty years , before becoming a social worker . |
| 2 | for example , if you were sacked you can be prepared , not with a feeble-sounding excuse , ‘ The office manager and I did n't hit it off , he was a very difficult man ’ , but with a positive statement , ‘ Yes , the job did n't suit me and I was asked to leave but I was lucky enough to get a place on a word-processing course so I was much better prepared for my next job and I stayed for two years ’ . |
| 3 | I think that what we 're really looking for is a stimulating , exciting involvement of parents , of students , of teachers , of everyone who has an interest in the success of a school , and I think for some years at Cardinal Newman we have been trying to create this open society , which gives access at all levels to all the children and to their parents , and we do n't want to close the society in any shape or form . |
| 4 | " And we worked for many years before we collected a single cup of rubber , do you hear ? |
| 5 | He travelled widely in those days , often accompanied by his wife , and they lived for two years in the United States where he was responsible for ICI 's affairs in North and South America . |
| 6 | And they wandered for 40 years in the wilderness of indecision . |
| 7 | His alcoholism apparently alienated his former writing partner ; his admirable disinclination to offer any public denial of his homosexuality may have compromised his potential as a solo performer ; and he battled for several years with the throat cancer which finally killed him . |